Roger, I stopped by the shack last night to listen for sigs...heard
nothing for 15 minutes or so. til the xyl called me to watch the
Olympics.
I need to warm up the amp and put out a few CQs instead of listening.
Maybe tonight.
Bob
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? 5. Re: 8 Circle question (Joe Subich, W4TV)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:38:09 -0500
From: Jim Miller
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: 8 Circle question
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I'm looking at putting out an 8 circle but three of the antennas on
the
circumference may need to be seasonally placed since they would be on
my
neighbor's property.
If those three were removed would the remaining 2 elements for each
(opposite) direction left in place still produce a cardioid pattern
if
switched toward those directions?? I'd terminate the removed lines
with 75
ohm terminations of course.
I would leave the center element and the remaining 5 elements on the
circumference in place year round to minimize seasonal work if
needed.
73
Jim ab3cv
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:43:41 -0700
From: w5zn@w5zn.org
To: Jim Miller
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 8 Circle question
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Jim,
Which 8 circle version are you referring to?? The HiZ-8 or the Broad
Side-End Fire (BSEF) 8 vertical array?
The HiZ-8 uses all 8 verticals for each direction but the BSEF array
only uses 4 verticals for each direction.
73 Joel W5ZN
On 2022-02-07 14:38, Jim Miller wrote:
> I'm looking at putting out an 8 circle but three of the antennas on
the
> circumference may need to be seasonally placed since they would be
on
> my
> neighbor's property.
>
> If those three were removed would the remaining 2 elements for each
> (opposite) direction left in place still produce a cardioid pattern
if
> switched toward those directions?? I'd terminate the removed lines
with
> 75
> ohm terminations of course.
>
> I would leave the center element and the remaining 5 elements on
the
> circumference in place year round to minimize seasonal work if
needed.
>
> 73
>
> Jim ab3cv
> _________________
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 14:45:17 -0700
From: Mike Fatchett
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 8 Circle question
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You might consider the 9 circle which uses 3 verticals for each
direction.? It might be interesting to model that with missing
elements
in those directions but the other directions should work just fine.
The 8 circle uses 2 pair of phased elements.? It is hard to speculate
not know which elements would be missing.? It would seem to reason
the
the intact pairs would work fine.
Most 8 circles do not have a center element.? That would be a 9.
W0MU
On 2/7/2022 2:38 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> I'm looking at putting out an 8 circle but three of the antennas on
the
> circumference may need to be seasonally placed since they would be
on my
> neighbor's property.
>
> If those three were removed would the remaining 2 elements for each
> (opposite) direction left in place still produce a cardioid pattern
if
> switched toward those directions?? I'd terminate the removed lines
with 75
> ohm terminations of course.
>
> I would leave the center element and the remaining 5 elements on
the
> circumference in place year round to minimize seasonal work if
needed.
>
> 73
>
> Jim ab3cv
> _________________
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:45:39 -0500
From: Jim Miller
To: w5zn@w5zn.org
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 8 Circle question
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I was doing the YCCC version which uses 9 antennas to form a 3
element
endfire in each direction.
I'm obviously limited in space here...
Thanks and sorry for the confusion
jim ab3cv
On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 4:43 PM wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Which 8 circle version are you referring to?? The HiZ-8 or the
Broad
> Side-End Fire (BSEF) 8 vertical array?
>
> The HiZ-8 uses all 8 verticals for each direction but the BSEF
array
> only uses 4 verticals for each direction.
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
>
>
> On 2022-02-07 14:38, Jim Miller wrote:
> > I'm looking at putting out an 8 circle but three of the antennas
on the
> > circumference may need to be seasonally placed since they would
be on
> > my
> > neighbor's property.
> >
> > If those three were removed would the remaining 2 elements for
each
> > (opposite) direction left in place still produce a cardioid
pattern if
> > switched toward those directions?? I'd terminate the removed
lines with
> > 75
> > ohm terminations of course.
> >
> > I would leave the center element and the remaining 5 elements on
the
> > circumference in place year round to minimize seasonal work if
needed.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Jim ab3cv
> > _________________
> > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband [3] -
Topband
> > Reflector
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:54:15 -0500
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV"
To: Jim Miller , "[Topband]"
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On 2022-02-07 4:45 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> I was doing the YCCC version which uses 9 antennas to form a 3
element
> endfire in each direction.
The 9 circle (3 element endfire) uses approximately 1:2:1 element
"drive".? Removing one of the end elements will not yield a "clean"
pattern but you would need to model both 0:2:1 and 1:2:0 arrays to
see if the remnant pattern would be acceptable.
73,
? ? ... Joe, W4TV
On 2022-02-07 4:45 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> I was doing the YCCC version which uses 9 antennas to form a 3
element
> endfire in each direction.
>
> I'm obviously limited in space here...
>
> Thanks and sorry for the confusion
>
> jim ab3cv
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 4:43 PM wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Which 8 circle version are you referring to?? The HiZ-8 or the
Broad
>> Side-End Fire (BSEF) 8 vertical array?
>>
>> The HiZ-8 uses all 8 verticals for each direction but the BSEF
array
>> only uses 4 verticals for each direction.
>>
>> 73 Joel W5ZN
>>
>>
>> On 2022-02-07 14:38, Jim Miller wrote:
>>> I'm looking at putting out an 8 circle but three of the antennas
on the
>>> circumference may need to be seasonally placed since they would
be on
>>> my
>>> neighbor's property.
>>>
>>> If those three were removed would the remaining 2 elements for
each
>>> (opposite) direction left in place still produce a cardioid
pattern if
>>> switched toward those directions?? I'd terminate the removed
lines with
>>> 75
>>> ohm terminations of course.
>>>
>>> I would leave the center element and the remaining 5 elements on
the
>>> circumference in place year round to minimize seasonal work if
needed.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Jim ab3cv
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 22:45:32 -0000
From: "Roger Kennedy"
To:
Subject: Topband: " LOW POWER "
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Nick I really don't understand what point you are trying to make . .
.
Why do you think running High Power in a Contest is "harmful"?
Sure, you had more QSOs in the CQ160 this year (running Low Power) .
. . but
you would expect that, as you were operating for 7 more hours
compared to
last year !
I agree that you don't need to run High Power to work around Europe .
. .
but if you want to work DX (such as W/VE) you really need to run high
power
in a Contest or most stations over there simply won't hear you ! (as
demonstrated by the very few NA stations you worked)
Roger G3YRO
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 07:48:54 +0200
From: uy0zg
To: Roger Kennedy
Cc: topband@contesting.com, Topband
???
Subject: Re: Topband: " LOW POWER "
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Roger
I probably don't know how to tell sad jokes.. :-))))
I didn't work LoW in any of the contests.
I think that for participants from Eastern European countries, only
two
categories should be left (SINGLE HIGH and MULTI HIGH).
UW0K is not my callsign .............
---
Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua [4]
Roger Kennedy ????? 2022-02-08 00:45:
> Nick I really don't understand what point you are trying to make .
. .
>
> Why do you think running High Power in a Contest is "harmful"?
>
> Sure, you had more QSOs in the CQ160 this year (running Low Power)
. .
> . but
> you would expect that, as you were operating for 7 more hours
compared
> to
> last year !
>
> I agree that you don't need to run High Power to work around Europe
. .
> .
> but if you want to work DX (such as W/VE) you really need to run
high
> power
> in a Contest or most stations over there simply won't hear you !
(as
> demonstrated by the very few NA stations you worked)
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:07:35 +0200
From: uy0zg
To: Roger Kennedy
Cc: topband@contesting.com, Topband
???
Subject: Re: Topband: " LOW POWER "
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Roger
another example of a "super" LOW performed by a fighter from the
valiant
US1Q brigade:
Raw? 2021 CQ WW CW Contest
CW / UT2IV / Assisted Low 160 Meters
1 UT2IV..............74,820
And here's what the real HIGH looks like..... :
CW / UY0ZG / Assisted High 160 Meters
2 UY0ZG..............70,799
3 UX0KR.............69,012
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http://www.topband.in.ua [6]
uy0zg ????? 2022-02-08 07:48:
> Roger
>
> I probably don't know how to tell sad jokes.. :-))))
>
> I didn't work LoW in any of the contests.
>
>
> I think that for participants from Eastern European countries, only
> two categories should be left (SINGLE HIGH and MULTI HIGH).
>
> UW0K is not my callsign .............
>
>
> ---
> Nick, UY0ZG
> http://www.topband.in.ua [7]
>
> Roger Kennedy ????? 2022-02-08 00:45:
>> Nick I really don't understand what point you are trying to make .
. .
>>
>> Why do you think running High Power in a Contest is "harmful"?
>>
>> Sure, you had more QSOs in the CQ160 this year (running Low Power)
. .
>> . but
>> you would expect that, as you were operating for 7 more hours
compared
>> to
>> last year !
>>
>> I agree that you don't need to run High Power to work around
Europe .
>> . .
>> but if you want to work DX (such as W/VE) you really need to run
high
>> power
>> in a Contest or most stations over there simply won't hear you !
(as
>> demonstrated by the very few NA stations you worked)
>>
>> Roger G3YRO
>>
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 08:52:12 -0000
From: "Roger Kennedy"
To:
Subject: Topband: " LOW POWER "
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Ah OK . . . apologies Nick, I didn't realise you were being sarcastic
!
Plus I presumed that the other station's Callsign was a special
Contest
Callsign that YOU were using.
73 Roger G3YRO
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:05:54 +0200
From: uy0zg
To: Roger Kennedy
Cc: topband@contesting.com, Topband
???
Subject: Re: Topband: " LOW POWER "
Message-ID:
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Thank you for understanding me, Roger
We will not surrender to them alive :-)))))))))))))))))))
---
Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua [10]
Roger Kennedy ????? 2022-02-08 10:52:
> Ah OK . . . apologies Nick, I didn't realise you were being
sarcastic !
>
> Plus I presumed that the other station's Callsign was a special
Contest
> Callsign that YOU were using.
>
> 73 Roger G3YRO
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 23:22:35 -0000
From: "Roger Kennedy"
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Just another reminder, to try and stir up activity on CW . . .
DX Propagation has again been reasonable the past few nights, but not
many
stations on the band.
So hope to see you on tomorrow night/Thursday morning.
And do please Spot any stations you hear calling CQ on the DX
Cluster, as
that again seems to really encourage more stations to come on the
band.
(plus the Cluster then won't just be full of all the FT8 stations!)
73 Roger G3YRO
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